A letter to ******* ***** [William Lewis], M.D. heretofore of ****** ****** [Christ Church] College in the University of O-*-*-*-*-d [Oxford] / [George Wilmot].

  • Wilmot, George.
Date:
1752
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Credit: A letter to ******* ***** [William Lewis], M.D. heretofore of ****** ****** [Christ Church] College in the University of O-*-*-*-*-d [Oxford] / [George Wilmot]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Your MoJeJly and Chajlity both fufficiently vin¬ dicated. But after all, to leflen the Triumph of Your Apologift in this fancied Mifreprefentation by the Inquirer, I cannot find that he makes any Sort of Mention of the Time wheny or the Spot of Ground whereon this important Event took Place.-—He feems indeed to have charged You roundly with the Fadi^ and this Your Defender hath mod fully c on fe fifed—with Circumftances, which fwell and aggravate the Offence : And after this You cannot furely entertain a Doubt whether the Inquirer or the Anfwerer has loaded You with the heavier Accufation. But not contented with This, He would fecondly induce You to believe that the Convoca¬ tion in 0-d is not a Court having Original Jurifdidtion. [y>. 27.] Had this Ajferter thought fit here to have added the few following Words (viz. in Civil Caufes) You might have rely’d on his Afiertion.—But to your huge Misfortune, Sir, Tours happens to be a Criminal Caufe, of which That venerable Houfe hath pleno jure Original Cognizance; and in which That Court may ex- ercife an Original Jurifdidtion, as, in fimilar Cafes, hath been hitherto conftantly and uni¬ formly therein exercifed, and which, it is to be hoped, ever will be in Defpite of Ignorance and Chicanery. Thirdly, cc That the Convocation (fays Your knowing Friend) is the fupreme Court of Ap- peal is moll undoubtedly true [/>. 27.] A Prop ofition